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The Devil's Spine
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Guillermo del Toro's The Devil's Backbone
Author: Matt Zoller Seitz
Publisher: Insight Editions
ISBN: 9781683831082
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explore the creation of Guillermo del Toro’s early masterpiece through this visually stunning and insightful look at the spine-chilling classic. Released in 2001, Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone announced the director as a singular talent with a unique ability to mix the macabre with the sublime. A spiritual companion piece to his Oscar-winning Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), the film shares similar themes and is also set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War, a brutal conflict that turned ordinary men into monsters. Through a series of in-depth and extremely candid interviews with the director, this deluxe volume not only explores the shooting of the film but also delves into a range of other topics with del Toro, including his influences, his uniquely nuanced approach to filmmaking, and the traumatic personal events that colored the creation of The Devil’s Backbone. The book also draws on interviews with key contributors in the film’s creation, including cinematographer Guillermo Navarro and composer Javier Navarrete, to give readers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at how this gothic horror masterpiece was crafted. Featuring a wealth of exquisite concept art and rare unit photography, Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone is the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at an unforgettable Spanish-language classic.
Publisher: Insight Editions
ISBN: 9781683831082
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explore the creation of Guillermo del Toro’s early masterpiece through this visually stunning and insightful look at the spine-chilling classic. Released in 2001, Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone announced the director as a singular talent with a unique ability to mix the macabre with the sublime. A spiritual companion piece to his Oscar-winning Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), the film shares similar themes and is also set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War, a brutal conflict that turned ordinary men into monsters. Through a series of in-depth and extremely candid interviews with the director, this deluxe volume not only explores the shooting of the film but also delves into a range of other topics with del Toro, including his influences, his uniquely nuanced approach to filmmaking, and the traumatic personal events that colored the creation of The Devil’s Backbone. The book also draws on interviews with key contributors in the film’s creation, including cinematographer Guillermo Navarro and composer Javier Navarrete, to give readers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at how this gothic horror masterpiece was crafted. Featuring a wealth of exquisite concept art and rare unit photography, Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone is the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at an unforgettable Spanish-language classic.
The Devil's Footsteps
Author: E E Richardson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407097598
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
It was just a bit of fun, a local legend. The Devil's Footsteps: thirteen stepping stones, and whichever one you stopped on in the rhyme could predict how you would die. A harmless game for kids - and nobody ever died from a game. But it's not a game to Bryan. He's seen the Dark Man, because the Dark Man took his brother five years ago. He's tried to tell himself that it was his imagination, that the Devil's Footsteps are just stones and the Dark Man didn't take Adam. But Adam's still gone. And then Bryan meets two other boys who have their own unsolved mysteries. Someone or something is after the children in the town. And it all comes back to the rhyme that every local child knows by heart: Thirteen steps to the Dark Man's door, Won't be turning back no more . . .
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407097598
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
It was just a bit of fun, a local legend. The Devil's Footsteps: thirteen stepping stones, and whichever one you stopped on in the rhyme could predict how you would die. A harmless game for kids - and nobody ever died from a game. But it's not a game to Bryan. He's seen the Dark Man, because the Dark Man took his brother five years ago. He's tried to tell himself that it was his imagination, that the Devil's Footsteps are just stones and the Dark Man didn't take Adam. But Adam's still gone. And then Bryan meets two other boys who have their own unsolved mysteries. Someone or something is after the children in the town. And it all comes back to the rhyme that every local child knows by heart: Thirteen steps to the Dark Man's door, Won't be turning back no more . . .
The Devil's Bed
Author: William Kent Krueger
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743478835
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
From the creator of the critically acclaimed, award-winning Cork O'Connor mystery series comes a haunting, atmospheric, conspiracy thriller. When President Clay Dixon's father-in-law—a former vice president—is injured in a farming accident, First Lady Kate Dixon returns to Minnesota to be at his side. Assigned to protect her, Secret Service agent Bo Thorsen soon falls under Kate's spell. He also suspects the accident is part of a trap set for Kate by David Moses, an escaped mental patient who once loved her. What Bo and Moses don't realize is that they're caught in a web of deadly intrigue spun by a seemingly insignificant bureaucratic department within the federal government. Racing to find answers before an assassin's bullet can kill Kate, Bo soon learns that when you lie down with the devil, there's hell to pay.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743478835
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
From the creator of the critically acclaimed, award-winning Cork O'Connor mystery series comes a haunting, atmospheric, conspiracy thriller. When President Clay Dixon's father-in-law—a former vice president—is injured in a farming accident, First Lady Kate Dixon returns to Minnesota to be at his side. Assigned to protect her, Secret Service agent Bo Thorsen soon falls under Kate's spell. He also suspects the accident is part of a trap set for Kate by David Moses, an escaped mental patient who once loved her. What Bo and Moses don't realize is that they're caught in a web of deadly intrigue spun by a seemingly insignificant bureaucratic department within the federal government. Racing to find answers before an assassin's bullet can kill Kate, Bo soon learns that when you lie down with the devil, there's hell to pay.
Studying the Devil's Backbone
Author: James Rose
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906733094
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Unhappy while directing his first Hollywood studio film, 'Mimic' (1997), writer-director Guillermo del Toro returned to his roots with 'The Devil's Backbone' (2001). This is a study of the latter film.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906733094
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Unhappy while directing his first Hollywood studio film, 'Mimic' (1997), writer-director Guillermo del Toro returned to his roots with 'The Devil's Backbone' (2001). This is a study of the latter film.
From the Devil's Pulpit
Author: John Agard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In these new poems, John Agard writes From the Devil's Pulpit, giving a Devil's eye view of the world, sweeping from Genesis across time. A sometimes poignant, bawdy, witty and sophisticated shape-shifter, even sex-switcher, Agard's Devil engages with the world of myth, metaphysics, theology, politics and the arts - not to mention Wimbledon Centre Court and Lords cricket ground.
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ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In these new poems, John Agard writes From the Devil's Pulpit, giving a Devil's eye view of the world, sweeping from Genesis across time. A sometimes poignant, bawdy, witty and sophisticated shape-shifter, even sex-switcher, Agard's Devil engages with the world of myth, metaphysics, theology, politics and the arts - not to mention Wimbledon Centre Court and Lords cricket ground.
The Devil's Mask
Author: Christopher Wakling
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571271987
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Georgian terraces are rising. In the aftermath of the abolition of the slave trade, the port of Bristol is awash with the commercial gains of the Empire. But in the midst of all the grand building projects something is rotten at the heart of the city. The first victim is discovered. News of the mutilated body speads quickly. And as further horrifically charred corpses are found, the new streets are gripped with a primal sense of fear. The city fathers decide to step in to suppress the rising panic. An innocent is drawn into the tangled net. A lowly legal clerk with a taste for coffee, Inigo Bright has been charged with investigating customs fees in the great port. Yet this routine investigation will drag him down in a net of violence and deception that puts not only his life but that of those closest to him in deadly danger...
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571271987
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Georgian terraces are rising. In the aftermath of the abolition of the slave trade, the port of Bristol is awash with the commercial gains of the Empire. But in the midst of all the grand building projects something is rotten at the heart of the city. The first victim is discovered. News of the mutilated body speads quickly. And as further horrifically charred corpses are found, the new streets are gripped with a primal sense of fear. The city fathers decide to step in to suppress the rising panic. An innocent is drawn into the tangled net. A lowly legal clerk with a taste for coffee, Inigo Bright has been charged with investigating customs fees in the great port. Yet this routine investigation will drag him down in a net of violence and deception that puts not only his life but that of those closest to him in deadly danger...
Devil's Rock
Author: Chris Speyer
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408818280
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
'A stunning mystery fantasy' – Irish Times When Zaki finds an ancient skeleton, he doesn't realise he has stumbled on a mystery that goes back generations – a mystery that involves ruthless shipwreckers, an immortal girl and sinister powers. Zaki's family is a mess and Zaki's in trouble at school. Nobody seems to be on his side until he meets the new girl, Anusha. Together they must face the dangers of the sea and the evil that Zaki has released from Devil's Rock. 'Tense and tight with a palpable air of menace. A winning novel for tweens and teens' The Bookbag 'Suspenseful sailing story' The Times Get your copy today.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408818280
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
'A stunning mystery fantasy' – Irish Times When Zaki finds an ancient skeleton, he doesn't realise he has stumbled on a mystery that goes back generations – a mystery that involves ruthless shipwreckers, an immortal girl and sinister powers. Zaki's family is a mess and Zaki's in trouble at school. Nobody seems to be on his side until he meets the new girl, Anusha. Together they must face the dangers of the sea and the evil that Zaki has released from Devil's Rock. 'Tense and tight with a palpable air of menace. A winning novel for tweens and teens' The Bookbag 'Suspenseful sailing story' The Times Get your copy today.
Devil's Promenade
Author: Antone Dolezal
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781999446857
Category : Ozark Mountains
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9781999446857
Category : Ozark Mountains
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Devil's Tune
Author: Iain Duncan Smith
Publisher: Robson Books Limited
ISBN: 9781861056665
Category : Art dealers
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
War thriller.
Publisher: Robson Books Limited
ISBN: 9781861056665
Category : Art dealers
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
War thriller.